[lonestar67]

I voted for Hall.

I don’t think it is bad to bring in fresh conservative blood but I am not going to pretend Ralph Hall was not conservative.

I was surprised Hall lost even in his hometown here in Texas.

[RitaOK]

I was not surprised. He has been cozy with Establishment as the article alludes, and it had not been forgotten.

He has gotten by with miles of road and press because of his age, but these are not the times for patronizing anyone when there are more capable, deserving candidates running.

I am sure he was a good man in his day, but this is war, and he has missed some dang easy shots. There is a price for that because people depend on these representatives to defend them with confidence, not on a wing and a prayer.

[Olog-hai]

Even though he acquiesced to raising the debt ceiling and Obama’s version of the USA PATRIOT Act (although he did try to walk some of the latter back)?

Then there’s stuff like continuing to fund the FAA, Head Start program, SNAP/WIC, growing the DOJ (the Violence against Women Act created a separate office within that department as well as authorized special funding for investigating/targeting such crimes), FDA appropriations, a number of others.

He leaned conservative a lot but did have some RINO tendencies.

[NELSON111]

>>>I voted for Hall. I don’t think it is bad to bring in fresh conservative blood but I am not going to pretend Ralph Hall was not conservative.

I just don't understand that. He was conservative (although it took him until 2004 to leave the democrats and then he only did it h assurance he would keep seniority)....but by all accounts his opponent was more conservative....and Hall was known to tow the GOPe line.

So...I don't understand a vote for him in a primary with a more conservative opponent.

Loyalty? Ok....POWER (because he can bring more to the district)?...I hope not. That's part of the reason we have the problem we do....too many people shipping $ back home.

And I certainly doubt that over the long run a younger more conservative TEA PARTY guy can do less than an older GOPer. So...I just don't get that vote. He was 91...a GOPe guy...and less conservative than his opponent. The only thing he had over his opponent was a chairmanship.

It's a win.

[Freeping Since 2001]

I don’t think it is bad to bring in fresh conservative blood but I am not going to pretend Ralph Hall was not conservative.

I was surprised Hall lost even in his hometown here in Texas.

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That’s the power of Cruz and the TEA party, which we should be celebrating, no matter the effect on a fine if overripe conservative.